Rick Rhoden turned in the first complete game of his major league career and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over the Reds with batting support from Steve Garvey, who drove in three runs with a homer and single. Pete Rose homered for one of the Reds' runs. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Dodgers 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Lopes 2b 2 2 1 0 1 1 .260 Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Lacy lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .317 Griffey rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Crawford rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .267 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .322 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .317 Perez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .282 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Bench c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Yeager c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Rhoden p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Billingham p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 6 Totals 29 5 9 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 27,640 Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 5 DP: Reds 4, Dodgers 1 Errors: Bench Doubles: Lopes (20) Home Runs: Rose (7), Garvey (15) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (27), Morgan 2 (56), Lopes (69) Caught Stealing: Lacy (7) GIDP: Foster (12), Yeager (15) Hit by Pitch: Lopes (2,by Borbon) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(15-8) 5 6 5 5 4 3 1 23 4.06 C. Carroll 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.60 Borbon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.99 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 4 1 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden W(2-2) 9 7 2 2 2 6 1 35 3.16 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 6 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Borbon (3) Wild Pitches: Rhoden (2) Balks: Borbon (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi REDS 1ST: Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by HP umpire John McSherry sometime in game; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second [Lopes to third (error by Bench)]; Lacy singled to center [Lopes scored]; Crawford walked [Lacy to second]; Garvey struck out while Lacy was out trying to advance to third and Crawford advanced to second (catcher to third); Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1. REDS 2ND: Perez lined to shortstop; Bench singled to left; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager flied out to right; Russell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1. REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Billingham struck out; Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden grounded out (third to first); Lopes doubled to right; Lacy reached on a fielder's choice [Lopes to third]; Crawford singled to right [Lopes scored, Lacy to third]; Garvey singled to right [Lacy scored, Crawford to third]; Cey reached on a fielder's choice [Crawford out at home (third to catcher), Garvey to second]; Cruz flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 3. REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Rhoden threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager singled to center; Russell hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Yeager out at second]; Rhoden grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 3. REDS 5TH: Foster struck out; Geronimo singled to third; Concepcion flied out to center; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes struck out; Lacy walked; Lacy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Crawford walked; Garvey homered [Crawford scored]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 5. REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to right; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to second]; Perez singled to right [Griffey scored]; Bench singled to left [Perez to second]; Foster flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 6TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager made an out to first; Russell singled to center; Rhoden struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 5. REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Lopes was hit by a pitch; Borbon balked [Lopes to second]; Lacy singled to first [Lopes to third]; Crawford lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Lacy out at first]; Garvey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 5. REDS 8TH: Rose homered; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Perez flied out to right; Bench struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cey singled to left; Cruz forced Cey (pitcher to shortstop); Yeager grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. REDS 9TH: Foster flied out to left; Geronimo struck out (catcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

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